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S.1044: Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced July 21, 1997
- Latest Major Action July 21, 1997
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Criminal Copyright Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends Federal copyright law to define "financial gain" to include the receipt of anything of value, including the receipt of other copyrighted works. Sets penalties for willfully infringing a copyright by reproducing or distributing, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, ten or more copies of one or more copyrighted works where such works or copies have a total retail value of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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| July 21, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) |